"Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale"—Rudolf Virchow

August 26, 2018

An update on the Bunia suspected Ebola case

Earlier today I posted an item about a traveller who'd fallen gravely ill in Bunia and died of suspected Ebola. Shortly thereafter, another report came in saying "no Ebola in Bunia," but I didn't read it as carefully as I should have. A reader going by the Twitter handle of GeopoliticalJD soon pointed out that my original post had mentioned that medical tests hadn't been completed on the suspected case; the all-clear had been about earlier fears in Bunia.

I've now learned that GeopoliticalJD has a lot of experience (and some sources) on the DRC-Uganda border, and I'm adding her to the Key Social Media Links. She should be an extremely helpful resource for the current outbreak.

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An update on the Bunia suspected Ebola case

Earlier today I posted an item about a traveller who'd fallen gravely ill in Bunia and died of suspected Ebola. Shortly thereafter, another report came in saying "no Ebola in Bunia," but I didn't read it as carefully as I should have. A reader going by the Twitter handle of GeopoliticalJD soon pointed out that my original post had mentioned that medical tests hadn't been completed on the suspected case; the all-clear had been about earlier fears in Bunia.

I've now learned that GeopoliticalJD has a lot of experience (and some sources) on the DRC-Uganda border, and I'm adding her to the Key Social Media Links. She should be an extremely helpful resource for the current outbreak.